Uruguay
Caggiani Linked the Return of the Debate Over Nighttime Raids to an Internal Dispute in the National Party
The Broad Front senator said he was struck by how the discussion over the measure resurfaced. He also called for agreements to appoint the prosecutor of the Court and defended the government’s security policy.
Broad Front Senator Daniel Caggiani said he finds it striking the way the debate over nighttime raids resurfaced and linked that move to an internal dispute in the National Party, according to remarks he made in an interview with la diaria Radio, as reported by la diaria.
According to that outlet, Caggiani reviewed how the issue reemerged after the appearance of acting Prosecutor of the Court Mónica Ferrero before the Budget Committee integrated with the Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, and after the congress of the National Party’s list 40. From that sequence, he considered that there was a signal to Álvaro Delgado to take the matter to his meeting with President Yamandú Orsi.
In that context, the governing-party lawmaker spoke of an “intrigue” within the National Party and said that a struggle for leadership is being played out there. He also mentioned former President Luis Lacalle Pou, about whom he said he remains present in that political setting.
Caggiani said the proposal on nighttime raids can be discussed, but stressed that it is not a new debate and questioned the political system’s return to already familiar discussions. He also rejected statements by National Party Senator Javier García, who, in a press conference cited by Telenoche, said that not applying that measure is equivalent to “giving” organized crime 12 hours of the day.
According to la diaria, the governing-party senator defended the work being carried out by the Judiciary and the Police in other lines of action and said that, although the country is going through a complex situation in terms of homicides, that does not mean measures are not being taken.
He also said that, in his view, conditions must be improved to regulate, investigate, reach those responsible and prevent. Along those lines, he linked that strategy to other policies promoted by the government, including the unification of transfers for children and adolescents included in the Rendición de Cuentas.
Caggiani also criticized the opposition for not having supported or debated that initiative and noted that, according to an Equipos Consultores poll cited by la diaria, 64% of the population considers it favorable.
On security matters, he said that in the first year of Yamandú Orsi’s government, 11 times more was invested than during Lacalle Pou’s administration and that in the second year the investment is 32 times greater.
On the other hand, he underscored the need to reach agreements for the appointment of the prosecutor of the Court. He said that would make it possible to strengthen an institution that he believes is now weakened by the lack of leadership backed by the entire political system. Regarding dialogue with the opposition, he said he sees some actors as more closed and others as more open, and stated that he is not pessimistic about a possible negotiation.
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